A Dream of Transmigration

Chapter 41

"That's so unfair!" Lin Feifei, who loved orchids, couldn't help but feel indignant on its behalf. "Everyone else has it so easy, but it has to go through all the trouble. That's too much!"

"You must be surprised, young Taoist priest!" The mad monk exclaimed in fright. "Once it becomes a spirit, its magical power is far more terrifying than that of other plants and trees. I've heard that the spirit of the Pure Heart Orchid took the lives of countless Buddhist and Taoist masters back then!"

“Not all of them are harmful,” Lin Feifei said, dissatisfied. After thinking for a moment, she asked, “Then what is the Moon Worshiping Orchid Soul?”

The mad monk, who was eating chicken, choked immediately upon hearing this.

Lin Feifei quickly reached out and patted his back several times, saying irritably, "Haven't you eaten for days?"

Finally, he swallowed it with wide eyes.

"Only one day," he answered honestly, then smiled bitterly, "Young Taoist priest, please don't frighten this humble monk. Baiyue Suxin Lanhun is truly terrifying."

"Leaving aside the orchid spirit, the appearance of the Moon Worshiping Orchid requires not only the spiritual energy of the orchid, but also immense resentment, human blood, and tears. These items must be gathered simultaneously at midnight on Mid-Autumn Festival, taking advantage of the waxing and waning of the moon to forcibly seize its essence. However, how easy is it to contend with the power of heaven? If it fails, it will be reduced to its original form. Therefore, I fear that the Moon Worshiping Orchid has not appeared in the world for nearly a thousand years."

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"So powerful!" Lin Feifei was also a little frightened. "Resentment, blood, tears... It sounds like a horror novel. Orchids are supposed to be noble flowers, why are they described as so terrifying?"

The mad monk frowned.

"That's not all. Once the Moon Worshiping Orchid abandons its original form as a plant and takes the spirit of an orchid and the body of resentment, it becomes the soul of the Moon Worshiping Orchid. Because it abandons its original form, it abandons the path of immortality and cultivates the path of demons. As the saying goes, 'the higher the path, the higher the demon,' its magical power is naturally much stronger. In addition, it has supreme resentment, so it will harm people when it is born. What else is it but a scourge?"

"But didn't it let us go?" Lin Feifei asked, puzzled.

“I also find it strange,” the mad monk thought for a moment, “that it has great magical power, so it was able to deceive your innate Xuanzi Stone that day.”

So that's how it is!

Lin Feifei then understood why the Innate Mystic Purple Stone had malfunctioned that day.

The mad monk immediately suppressed his fear and said with a grin, "Your senior brother is indeed highly skilled in Taoism."

Lin Feifei said smugly, "Of course."

“My aura-gazing technique is ineffective,” the mad monk said, taking another bite of chicken and shaking his head. “Only those with profound spiritual cultivation can do this. I’m at my wit’s end.”

Lin Feifei said with a grin, "My senior brother is the famous Lingyi Young Master and the most handsome man in our Maoshan Sect..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from above—

"A fellow senior brother with whom I share a destiny?"

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A face on top of your head.

With phoenix eyes, long eyebrows, and a slightly upturned mouth, exuding both wisdom and languor, who else could it be but Chu Ying!

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the two people on the ground.

"It's you again!" Lin Feifei stood up abruptly, glaring at him. "Why are some people always like this, never leaving my sight!"

He curled his lips into a smile, and for the first time ever, ignored him, instead focusing his attention on the mad monk.

After a while.

He actually bowed and said, "My name is Chu Ying."

Surprisingly, the mad monk also put down the chicken leg, stood up, put his hands together, and said solemnly, "This humble monk is Kongji."

Then--

The two exchanged a smile and sat down.

Lin Feifei was stunned.

The mad monk pointed to the remaining half of the chicken in front of him and laughed, "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart. Does Benefactor Chu find it offensive?"

Chu Ying smiled slightly and began to eat, though her eating manners were much more refined.

Lin Feifei could hardly believe her eyes. Although his clothes were simple, the fabric must have been of very good quality. Coupled with his handsome face and outstanding demeanor, he would be a highlight wherever he went. Who would have thought that he would be so unconcerned about his status, sitting here eating roast chicken?

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"Hey," Lin Feifei finally sat down, annoyed, seeing that the two of them were ignoring her. "Crazy monk, did you two know each other before?"

He asked him a question, but his eyes were glancing at Chu Ying.

The mad monk chuckled and said, "We just met."

"They've only exchanged a few words, and they've gotten to know each other way too quickly!" Lin Feifei muttered. "Do you even know who he is? You've only known him for a short time and you're already treating him to food?"

“Of course,” the mad monk’s eyes gleamed, “it is precisely because we have just met that I am treating you to a meal.”

Lin Feifei asked in surprise, "You're not inviting us anymore?"

“From now on, it will naturally be Benefactor Chu who will treat this humble monk,” the mad monk said with a grin. “This humble monk doesn’t have that much money to entertain guests.”

"So that's why he's playing the long game, seeing he's rich," Lin Feifei finally understood, and couldn't help but purse her lips. "I never thought a monk could be so opportunistic, befriending this lecherous man!"

"satyr?"

The mad monk was taken aback and looked at Chu Ying.

Chu Ying didn't speak, but just looked at her with a half-smile.

“Yes, a pervert, a lecherous scoundrel,” Lin Feifei raised her chin and glared at the mad monk, “You really want to be friends with him?”